HSK 6 · Science

误差 wùchā “error” in Chinese

Traditional 誤差

What 误差 means

  1. error
  2. margin of error
  3. difference
  4. inaccuracy

How to say 误差

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale误wù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale差chā1st tone, high and level

误差 in a sentence

  1. 这块手表一个月的误差不到一秒。

    Zhè kuài shǒubiǎo yí ge yuè de wùchā búdào yì miǎo.

    This watch is accurate to within a second a month.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 测量总会有一点误差。

    Cèliáng zǒng huì yǒu yìdiǎn wùchā.

    There’s always a small margin of error in measurements.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 误差 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 误 (wù) with each of its parts in a different colour
误wùmistake
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 吴one of several warring states · WúSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 吴 (Wú) hints at the sound. Compare it with wù.

The character 差 (chà) with each of its parts in a different colour
差chādifference; discrepancy
  • 羊sheep · yáng
  • 工work · gōng

How to write 误差

误 9 strokes · 差 9 strokes

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误差 (wùchā) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 误差 (wùchā). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 误差

Words with 误

误会wùhuì · to misunderstand错误cuòwù · mistaken耽误dānwu · to delay误解wùjiě · to misunderstand失误shīwù · mistake

Words with 差

差chà · differ from出差chūchāi · to go on an official or business trip差不多chàbuduō · almost时差shíchā · time difference差距chājù · gap差别chābié · difference偏差piānchā · deviation相差xiāngchà · to differ

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FAQs

误差 (wùchā) means “error” or “margin of error”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it wùchā: wù with a 4th tone, then chā with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 误差 is written 誤差. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wucha with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 误差 from the suggestions. Typing wucha into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
误差 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.